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"Very dramatic shift" - Linus Tech Tips opens up about the channel's declining viewership (www.sportskeeda.com)
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A lot of Youtube channels are reporting declining viewership lately.

EX1: https://youtube.com/watch?v=cpVnx4_yqTo
EX2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yF0tmhEtVJE

Fun times. Looks like a lot of channels are seeing a decline not just Linus. Hes just the latest to talk about it.

Then I saw this article as well and thought I would share.

Anyone here youtube creators? Are you seeing the same thing, a general downturn in viewership?

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[–] cardfire@sh.itjust.works 8 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

I think his org has consistently done its best and I still tune in across the channels. I know that I couldn't do better with matched resources, without experience and a lot more considerations.

Listening to everyone hate on a whole media group puzzles me a bit.

[–] Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world 3 points 19 hours ago (2 children)

LTT has done bad things and never apologized. For example he copied a gamersnexus script and never acknowledged it.

[–] dev_null@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago) (1 children)

Never acknowledged it? He immediately put a pinned comment attributing Gamers Nexus when notified of it, and GN thanked him for it, which any reasonable person would take as him being happy with the resolution.

It was a piece of info from GN's video, not a copied script though.

[–] Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago (1 children)
[–] dev_null@lemmy.ml 2 points 33 minutes ago

Yeah, that's what I'm basing what I said on. You can see GN thanking Linus for quick action, and being understanding that an inexperienced writer could make such a mistake.

[–] Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

And stole an item to auction off! I can’t believe people here defend their ass D:

[–] dev_null@lemmy.ml 0 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago) (1 children)

Which turned out to be false, and Billet Labs confirmed it was always the agreement that they were not supposed to return it, they just changed their mind later when it was already too late.

[–] Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

The email chain was published by Billet Labs after LTT said there were no expectations of returning the prototype. It proved that Linus lied about it.

[–] dev_null@lemmy.ml 1 points 29 minutes ago* (last edited 29 minutes ago)

Billet Labs explicitly said in the email that "you could keep it". They changed their mind later. So what's the lie? The emails confirm Linus's version.